Cordless Tesla (I Drive 1800 miles without charging) P.1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- I built the first ever Cordless Tesla and did a 1600 Mile Road Trip without ever charging the car.
It just made perfect sense to me to adapt a power plant generator to my modified Model S Tesla and do a road trip.
This is the first version of the cordless Tesla which is burning gasoline to charge the car instead of the conventional plug-in charger.
The car not only charges itself while it's sitting and parked but also while driving the entire time.
Just for reference with the mpg number this car is almost 1000 horsepower all wheel drive, I didn't go into those details in the video because I didn't want to make it confusing.
This is not my typical video but I absolutely had to document my progress with my project here and share it with everybody.
To clarify I did have to stop for about 5 to 6 hours a day while the car continued to charge itself back up since it's using more energy driving then it's making.
All of those stops and lack of sleep is one of the reasons I was dead tired for almost the entire trip, some of those days I was so tired I could barely speak.
I also made sure to make a few stops along the way that I thought were pretty cool to make the video more exciting.
I'm curious to hear what everybody thinks in the comments below please don't hesitate to leave your opinion I think you are going to like what I have coming in the near future with this car.
Heres Part 2 of the Cordless Tesla.
Cordless Tesla Turbo Diesel • Cordless Tesla 2.0 Tur...
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:27 Building Cordless Tesla
01:07 Testing Powerplant
01:34 Installing Engine
02:08 Done Building
02:30 Engine Start
03:03 1st Problem
03:23 At Jurassic Gardens
04:00 At Jet Pontoon Boat
07:05 Got Pulled Over
08:01 Charging Overnight
08:30 Tesla Hybrid Mode
09:16 Detroit
10:40 Cedar Point
12:39 Mackinaw Island
13:42 Bier Distillery
14:20 Kohler WI
14:50 Cordless Tesla MPG Numbers
15:08 My Thoughts
P.S. if anyone complains about the audio on this video, well the audio was an absolute mess, the generator I built was so noisy it was almost impossible to get any sort of sanity out of the audio.
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Could something like this be done with a Nissan Leaf? I want to modify my leaf to to something similar.
@@Biblecrusader It can be done with any EV as long as you have the programming tools necessary to bypass safeguards that may get in the way. The physically easiest and safest way would be to re-purpose the AC input by hard-wiring it to the generators but by default, the on-board charger is supposed to force the vehicle into park while active. If you mod the generator for HVDC output, you may need to program various modules so they don't complain that there is a 5-10kW mismatch between the BMS, motor inverter, HVAC system, 12V converter and other HVDC loads.
I came to watch the earlier video in the saga to find out exactly how this was hooked up. From the newer diesel video, it looked like he tapped into the HVDC bus since he had DC out. That would be the most efficient way to go. Generator stator re-wired as 300V L-L 3ph -> 3ph rectifier bridge -> maybe an extra protection diode to prevent DC from getting dumped into the generator should one of the bridge diodes fail -> EMI filter -> HVDC, adjust field strength to regulate output current/power as needed. At least that is how I would want to do a BEV to series hybrid conversion.
This man's going for the world record for most overpriced hybrid car.
Hahaha... Good point
More like the most inefficient car built in the 21st century
Fisker Karma? BMW I8?
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getting gas is still considered charging
The poor people who shared the hotel with you. I can only imagine hearing that engine all night and not being able to sleep
Kind of a-hole move to make it so loud. In Europe this thing would be impounded in 30min. Not only at the hotel, it annoys everyone everywhere. Not fun...
It was hard, and I cut a lot of those details out of the video but when I muffled it down it didn't have enough power to make the wattage I needed. It was very close, the unit is very small and custom built so I had restrictions and I also have time restrictions. But let me tell you I parked all the way on the end of the parking lot every single time. I was just considerate as I could be with still getting the job done
Well that's why I love the USA, the wild west baby!
I tried to make it quieter, but when I muffled it down too much it didn't make enough power to produce the wattage I needed, I was as considerate as I could be and I parked as far away as possible. That's the best I could do with still getting a job done
@@WarpedPerception tbh in Europe some green love activists would have set that car on fire :D
I think the next iteration would have to be quieter. Perhaps strapping two Clydesdales to the front, and have them pull the car. This will then give you the range and the cost savings on gas. But you might have to travel with bales of hay. You might even be able to call it a Mustang.
Lol best comment yet
Or buy a Hybrid.....
Bigger and quieter engine would be nice, it's basically less efficient than swapping in a lawn mower engine directly except you have 1000 hp if its charged. @robotcantina8957 does those kind of builds.
Very bad idea, It could encourage him to drink Bud Light, And couldn't watch the video if he dressed up as a woman.
@@realsecmanI'm not aware of any 1000 hp hybrids.
Yo, I'm mad impressed that little engine ran flat-out, under full load, for like a week straight. Incredible!
We have to give that generator some credit. It ran at full throttle for roughly a week.
What would we do without fossil fuels 🤡🌎
"Full throttle". That engine would be running at the 3600rpm ( "universal" speed for 60HZ electric motors matched by small gas engines used interchangeably with those motors) that it's designed for full time operation. You would be confusing that with running an engine at high rpm full throttle which it was designed to do only briefly.
I ran a harbor freight generator 15 days straight after an ice storm. Solar or wind power wouldn't have rescued me like that bad old petroleum did.
@@RCGshakenbakeSounds like Harbor Freight engines could save Europe from thier poor decisions to rely on so much “green” energy and Russia 😏
What was the point of this?
If I paid for a hotel room and had to listen to this thing charging all night...
@eroi bior generator noise is mostly mechanical noise other than exhaust. That's why permanent generators live inside of large sound deadening boxes.
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Agreed.
That exposed fuel line tap would he turned part way through the night round here.
A polite message left, then police if it turned back on again between 10PM and 7AM
@Lorien Lorenzo - I like you 🤝😸
@@markp8295 that's funny... Me no like noise so me send killers to fix. Gtfo rat snitch mf.
I would love to see a video of your alternator/generator setup, how you wired it into the internal Tesla battery charger, etc.
This is what still puzzles me
He didn't have one in this video he tricked dummies. There is nothing attached to the engine and its very clearly shown in the video
@@Iahusha777Iahuah Look at 0:45. That's a standard inverter generator setup. Based on the orange color, location of the fan vent at the top of the shroud, and yellow cap on the oil tube it is very likely a WEN GN875iX open frame inverter generator. Champion and others have similar generators from the same factory, but in different colors. Perhaps the wires were extended to hide the inverter module under the floor panel, although the original wires might even have reached unchanged.
The only real modification was that the quiet stock muffler was replaced with the noise-enhancing megaphone muffler. The spring mount, shape, straps and rivets match the "carbon fiber" look mufflers sold on Amazon for $35-$45.
From the timeline and screen displays in the video he was pretty clearly only charging while parked. He just plugged in a standard charge cable to the original generator receptacle and used that, without touching the car's software or electronics. My guess is that he dismounted the charging inlet and rotated it to face the trunk interior. Perhaps he used a relay to fake unplugging the cable, or a lever+bracket to unplug the J1772 connector slightly, but he might have simply gone to the back of the car to plug the cable into the repositioned inlet after he parked.
Or skip the entire thing and buy a hybrid car.
I don't think he wired it in at all.
The next goal should be to make it as silent as possible. Not sure if the noise is coming from the motor itself or the exhaust, but I'm quite sure some of the noise can be reduced with some custom made insulation panels. Unless the real reason to leave it open is for thermals.
I would go crazy with this generator sound. It's too much even watching this video :D
Yeah. It's a cool project and fun for a video but stupid for practicality.
its a shame too because putting a functional muffler on it would have been quite easy
@@killsalot78
Did you actually watch the video? He explained explicitly why this was not an option.
A muffler would have cut power to a degree where this wouldn’t have worked anymore.
@@robinsonreichel1268 yeah no, mufflers for generators are a thing and IMO he could easily have just used a 3" ID muffler without hurting performance. after the first pipe just routed down and around. He just didn't want to put in the work for an ugly muffler system when he could have cool hot rod porsche 918 exhaust
I couldn't finish watching the video because of that sound, horrific.
I want to see this done with some super quiet suitcase generators in parallel. Stealth charge
There are electric, solar rechargeable battery systems that power whole homes. Hook one up to your Tesla and do it again. May not go 1600 miles May go further?
@@besperus4475 How are you supposed to fit an entire roof's worth of solar panels on a car?
This could be a test bed for how much generator is enough. How much can we drive a week using a tiny inverter generator?
@@nutzeeer you don't need to build a pile of junk like this to test that. The car shows energy consumption on its display, and you know the generator output for the generator you're considering and the number number of hours per week that you're willing to run it.
By the way, the answer is "none" - it makes no sense to run a portable generator instead of buying electricity from a utility.
@@besperus4475 have you seen how big those solar power panels are. There isn’t enough space on a Telsa
Thanks for spending so much time effort and money doing this so I dont have to ;-). I especially loved the Data at the end of the video. Cant wait to see your next range extender experiment.
Really excited to see your future improvement with this one. Maybe making a custom muffler for it?
Man his solution to having to charge a Telsa was a gasoline engine. Genius. It is a surprise no one has ever thought of using a gasoline engine before in a car.
@@gregorychurch605 someone didn't get the point 🤣
Maybe when you use your brain and figure out if theres any 1800 miles gas car then let me know.
He wasn't saying this is a amazing car or that he is was genius for doing. The point of the video is basically that it is cool. Which videos can be made just because something is cool.
Wow your supper smart. That's awesome that you won a prize for the best comment. Be sure to send them your credit card information to claim your prize
@@gregorychurch605 not really it’s probably much more fuel efficient than a normal gas motor setup
It definitely needs a quieter muffler just so you don't have to worry about attracting so much attention while parking leaving it. The flames coming out is sick though, so it's kinda worth the noise
Didnt know you could with that ...Can you actually install a mini muffler on it that would drown out the noise?
And 2, would a muffler reduce power generation?
@@MegaNadir123 I saw him say in some other comments, he tried a muffler, but it reduced performance too much. I would imagine it takes some thinking to design a good flowing AND quiet exhaust. Maybe a resonator tuned to park frequency, would be easier to add
Plus a lot of the noise from those small engines actually comes from the engine block and head itself as well as from the exhaust.
@@BasedBidoof
The problem with quiet exhausts is they're usually less efficient.
You may have heard some people saying you don't need back pressure. You don't, ever.
@@skylined5534 I suppose you can design an exhaust with no real back pressure that still silences the motor, but itd need to be very big instead. Like 3 semi truck silencers in a row ought to do it, they flow good enough to not be a restriction and would kill the sound for example. Going even more overboard a sound insulated room would be a good silencer with no backpressure, but kinda hard to mount on a tesla.
911: you called because of a loud Tesla? How loud is it?
Caller: Like a Honda knock off water pump...
love the road trip.
food and the view.
please do more videos like this
Perfect example of "just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should".
If everyone followed your advice, technology wouldn't be where it is today! We likely would have still been using boats to travel across the sea with your advice!
@@driversteve9345 Nah, you just didn't think it through. Inventions are supposed to make life better. They're either something entirely new that have never existed before or a significant improvement on the original design. What this guy did is akin to giving a vehicle that runs on clean energy like solar power a steam powered engine. It's clearly a step-back in technological progress. We already have highly efficient PHEVs as an alternative to full BEVs. Why tf would we need the abomination in this video?
@@CumBrianFries It doesn't run on clean energy. Where do you think electricity comes from?
@@CumBrianFries technically he did improve the design. He removed the range limitation and also had full access to tech that other cars don’t have.
Yea of course it’s dumb, but no other car has the quality of life things like Tesla has in the market.
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” has it’s place, since common sense evolves. Breaking common notions is innovation. Land a rocket is one of an example.
@@SparkableGlow uhm, isn’t the goal to stop the usage of fossil fuel and find renewable energy or with less carbon footprint?
So I guess most power plants rely on fossil fuel, but there’s also Windmills, Hydroelectricity and Nuclear Power plants
Seems like it would be pretty easy to design a quiet flowing muffler and make that MUCH nicer.
PRT running an alternator and going crazy with a Peltier effect generator system for exhaust power extraction besides the PRT!
It would have been but he's a Tesla owner so....
He mentioned that he tried to muffle it more, but it wouldn't generate the watts he needed. There probably is a better way to do it, but the bottom line is he's one man that built a better car than the original automaker.
@@Rokomarn He's not really a Tesla owner if he modified it to the extent that he did, thing doesn't act like a Tesla at all now. It's actually a good car now! Also he owns a Supra, so he's not exactly the sack of crap you're trying to make him out to be.
@@BlueOvals24 cope
It was awesome to see your car in person and talk to you. I can't wait to see the video for the next trip
I've had thoughts of doing something similar, though I would have put the engine/fuel/generator on a small trailer and come up with some kind of power connector to get the energy into the car. Awesome project
I was gonna say the same thing but you beat me to it
imagine if you actually make like a muffler system that actually makes the engine not that noisy but still kept the 10kw power output and do a legal cannonball run on that
still gotta stop for gas and probably more often. plus its a distance over time thing like he said so he couldnt go fast ever.
The engine itself is rather noisy as these small engines isn't built with noise suppression in mind.
Quieting the exhaust will only achieve so much ...
The cannonballrs need to take a page from the Airforce in-flight refuling book and refuel while driving (e.g. fast tanker and a hose). No "stops" per se, just slow down a bit...
@@Mr.Engineer.
He needs a Honda generator.
You won't get close to any cannonbal record since you can't drive at sustained high speeds without draining and overheating the battery
It would be cool to get a video more focused on the build. The build deserves more than 2 minutes of coverage.
Thanks, I know it does but I can't release those details yet, I really want to because it would be very entertaining. I just can't do it yet until I get to like episode number four
@@WarpedPerception but it will be released?
@@WarpedPerception oh thank god. there is a twist "phew" respect the trol--- i mean process i suppose
"the build" is fake .... that thing in the trunk is just a motor without any generator....
@Hates Spam sit and wait .... that is fake.
I just came upon your channel today I live in toledo I wish i could have caught you coming through keep up the videos they are dope!
To those of you saying that it’s loud try losing power for three days and having to run a generator. That’s the life. I’m from Michigan. Cool to see you travel around our neck of the woods. I always joked about not having charging stations here and what would people do? Use a generator with gas? OMG. You did it!
Would love to see a more indeph break down of how it's wired, just show us more on the generator to car connection
lol its not wired at all its just a generator in the trunk, where he changes idle speed to make it look like its charging
Yes, this is possibly the future.
In an era where automakers are designing cars to break and be unfixable in 10, 8, 6 years... (showroom to junkyard business model)
A Tesla that can run 500k miles and an adapter kit for some generator from Tractor Supply is a great solution.
Some people think cars should last longer than 8 years.
Any idea what the real MPG situation is?
@@akshonclip BS I haven't deleted even 1 comment on this video. please be honest.
@@joeyscleaninglady2877 you can close your eyes and hear that the engine is very loaded, an engine will not spit flames without load.
@@firstjohn26 Damn right as consumers we want options, especially at the current prices which are pretty outragous.
Reminds me of 12 years ago when they started selling 10ft phone charging cables. It came full circle corded, cordless, wireless, and back to corded
Just laughing my ass off at you guys discussing the turbo jet engine with the Tesla generator just roaring in the background lmaooo 👍
I know you had a time limit, but this is something I'd love to see more of in an optimal iteration. I think combustion range extenders should be an option offered to every single EV.
That or all body solar, stata plates or thermal conducting energy added.
One can't power itself forever, but lots of little add ons back each other up (less weight and more recovery)
trailer unit
It's called a Plug-in hybrid 😂
Unless you mean a removable engine that you can leave home, or even just rent?
They are, they are called Hybrids.
Solar panels just mean one more thing in an EV that have a guaranteed replacement date where their efficiency drops so low it doesn’t do anything.
Should have modified the engine to get higher rpm while being more reliable. Also that exhaust was probably the loadest option you could have went with. There are plenty of mufflers with silencers integrated with them
lmaooo i have a setup on my can am like that and yea, its fucking loud lmfdaoooooo
He definitely did it for the memes
It's so freakin loud
"loadest option"?
@@bobjohnson1587 typo, loudest
I mean you could have put a more complicated and quiet exhaust system on. That would have made this build substantially better.
yeah and would not have annoyed so much people :D
Yeah, I love this build! He's got the space to put a real exhaust in there later on
I'm sure with a better engine (probably 2 pistons) and a bigger exhaust this would be pretty practical.
That was my immediate first thought, like bro damn that shit loud af surely could have put a more substantial muffler on it lol
Internal recirculating hydro diesel hybrid. Triple hybrid diesel bros
This project, this info is super valuable. Thanks man...❤
Well done! How did you connect it to the onboard charger? does the car accept incoming power while driving or you had to modify it?
I think it's charging through regenerative braking in some way. You can see negative power usage on the screen while he's driving in the city, which usually indicates the car is braking regeneratively. Maybe he just has the engine directly connected to the drive shaft and the car automatically brakes to keep in sync with the "gas" pedal.
He glossed over that which seems sus tbh
I don't recall hearing anything of a generator. Only a noisy 400cc engine "that makes about 10,000 watts, total," and it charges batteries. Not very good though.
My system is so small you didn't even know it was a generator, mission accomplished
I can't get my head round how it's possible to simultaneously charge and discharge a battery
@@TheRocky3211 no different to a regular car…
@@riz3nfpv306 how ? I always thought a battery cannot be charged and discharged simultaneously
@@TheRocky3211 BMS i.e. Battery management system, and the fact that the battery pack is made up of numerous individual cells.
You are right that a single cell cannot be charged and discharged at the same time, but different cells can.
Imagine if you had a tiny APU gas turbine attached instead. Then you’d have a generator AND a jet engine all in one! Probably would’ve been a lot more efficient as well. Also, maybe an i3 Rex 650cc twin could’ve worked too if you’ve figured out how to charge the Tesla this way
This is what I was thinking, a turbine should be more efficient than a piston engine.
@@michaelbigelow3255 well in fact, turbines weren't used in cars because of throttle response
And what he says is... Well, you could say is factible, just look at the New Ariel car, is an electric car with an Hidrogen turbine generator
@@RDYDX no. they're terribly inefficient in a car especially. imagine waiting at a red light and your car idles always at 5000 rpm. that's essentially what a turbine is doing. if you did nothing but sit on a highway all day maybe you could consider it. but otherwise it's not even an argument.
Ariel is doing exactly that with their "Hipercar"
I've been saying for years the automotive industry needs to revisit turbine with a hybrid. Its the perfect, compact combo
How did you connected the generator, directly to the battery with some kind of rectifier, mod the onboard charger to allow charging while driving? Could you please do a video regarding this. Thank you!!
if you can make the generator deliver power directly to the motors and then excess power to charge the battery it would be much more efficient than the current setup, while regen helps recuperate energy back into the system when charging........it would basically be a plugin hybrid with a massive battery. It would be really interesting to see
Amazing build! Looking forward to the next episode!!
Thanks, I hope you like it it was very loud...lol. I'm planning on swinging by you with version 2, hopefully you're ready for the ride haha.
Sure you can borrow a couple "lightly used" mower engines.
Project Farm in the house! 😂 love ya both.
@@WarpedPerception I wonder whats louder, the cordless Tesla V1 or the Farmabago? looking forward to V2!!
make sure to plan some tests ! :D
I'm quite excited to see what improvements you make to this! I've seen the short teaser and I can hardly wait!
The award goes to that generator engine. That thing was doing WORK! haha Running lean as all hell too.
I seen this Tesla with the tail pipe coming out the window at the Home Depot just outside Detroit in a city called southgate. I first thought the window was blown up or he took it out to haul a generator. I was in a hurry to do a tile job but I did think it was odd 🤣. I recorded his car as I was passing by. Now I think it's badass! Awesome
The calculated MPG is surprisingly similar to a MB S-Class, using Premium gas. I'm surprised it did so well considered the Jerry-rigging involved. Fun experiment.
Exactly and this is a very inefficient engine setup
I think because it does just always run at an efficient rpm and does not change that rpm all the time (breaking and accelerating the mass of the engine and running at not efficient rpms)
Although my 2002 non hybrid gasoline Toyota does 33-40MPG in the city and even less on faster roads which is still better than the tesla :D (and a hybrid car would still be way better than this xD)
But VW or BMW had a similar thing in their first electric vehicle as a 'range extender' that charged the battery when it gets low on charge.
That jerry rigged setup is just like a diesel-electric-locomotive but with an underpowered engine and a huuuuge battery xD
The Tesla is roughly a 25-30 mpg (US) car by petrol to electricity conversion standards. It weighs 2 tonnes though so will have quite a bit of rolling resistance, and a similar sized petrol engine vehicle will use about the same. You could probably play around with the amp charging rate to see what puts most energy in the battery for how much fuel the generator burns.
@@WarpedPerception ah jes, just did the conversion and my car can go about 60mpg at 75mph. But 75mph always feels so slow on german motorways.
My Mercedes Benz is way quieter, weighs less, gets 24MPG and people don't hate me.😂
To have a lower decibel, a good muffler with a catalyst and insulation inside the car could be a good plan, but you'd have to find a better ratio of gears to produce a better energy source. Imagine, you make a smart system so that the engine starts by itself at like 65% of the battery level: less electricity to pay and a better fuel economy. The perfect hybrid.
Its called electric-fist hybrid or Series hybrid or EREV.
Imagine a Prius that can do this, would get unbelievable efficiency
Some kind of crank and shaft combustible surface could also utilize the heat from the gasoline to create torque and thrust.
Just finished watching the video. He's talking about needing more power so he doesn't need to stop as much. But my observation is that he also needs a MUCH more powerful muffler. He's being really, really obnoxious to other people with that noise.
That said, this is a very interesting project, enough so that I subscribed. Full-on EVs with the ability to bolt on (or perhaps tow) a generator & gas tank seem like an important future market segment.
You never mentioned how much you spent on fuel. Based on the Data you supplied on the MPG, I am assuming you averaged about 19 MPG for the 1800 mile trip. That's about Somewhere in the neighborhood of $325 or so depending on the cost of the gas per gallon and that was just for the driving time. We don't know how much fuel was used up when the car was idle overnight or parked on the side of the road. Anyway it seemed to be an exciting experiment. I'm really glad your leaking didn't cause an explosion!
I'd love to see this project scaled up with an all-electric pickup and a larger whole house standby generator
How about an all electric propulsion transatlantic ocean liner: Queen Mary 2
@@emperorzurg4707
like maybe the F150 powerboost
Peter I agree, a smaller pickup with a 220VAC output diesel gene under the bed with an ATV muffler to quiet it down.
This is not a Tesla yes, is a power generator test 😂😂. Best advertising they ever had 😂
Im from Michigan so i appreciate how you got a free trip to Mackinac island and Cedar Point for this video, my dad worked there in the 70s i was there for the opening of the Raptor and Millennium force
This was a lot of fun but you basically made a Chevy Volt.
I’m looking forward to the next episode.
Would be cool if you could add a larger battery in a new build which could be super charged. That’s something I’d buy.
GM made a lot of effort to get the Volt working just right. The ICE was carefully selected to be quiet and efficient whilst producing enough power to keep up with average performance. I feel it is highly likely that this consideration limited the overall performance that resulted, as they didn't want to end up fighting with customers or lawyers.
I've always been fascinated by this engineering niche, and it is great to see someone tackle it in such a simplistic way.
Clearly a bigger generator is needed, it'll make more power and less noise, and a longer exhaust will be necessary.
There seems to be enough room, lets see the next installment.
With just one exception, it didn't burn up.
@@tedmoss you've got your Bolts and Volts mixed up
How do you "supercharge" a battery?
Except the Volt is more efficient on gas.
That motor is possibly the loudest option you used, they have stealth generators that run almost silent, and probably put out more power than that what looks like a harbor freight engine.
But then all of the other people staying at his hotel would actually be able to sleep
@@huntsw just tryna keep with the theme that electric cars have, silence. And in car terms. Basically make it a sleeper
Yeah, that was my biggest problem with this build. That thing was obnoxiously loud.
He could have gone with a diesel power plant and a quieter muffler for more power, but those cost a lot more
@@joeandrade223 Diesel is also really expensive in the US right now compared to Gasoline.
The noise polution. hahahaha. But a nice project you got there. I can say you had a fun test ride.
Hey you know if you can patent that people will save a lot of money at the pump way more money after than the pump but the only problem is you might have people coming after you cuz there's a lot of investors will be very upset and you showing this to everyone if it does work keep up the good work man be blessed
Hard to believe 10K watts from that small unit. Love the build. Thanks for sharing.
its fake, so he can claim anything. You can see it's just a stator winding and not a generator. He just ran an engine to annoy people.
Your mistaken,, start the video all over again and you can clearly see the generator,, look inside the plastic squirrel cage and you will see it.
@@nobodynoone2500 yes I agree, what was the whole point of this project? To cause a whole lot of annoyance with a loud asf generator which is only charging at "10kw" when he could've just stopped at supercharge stations along the way and charged at upto 250kw. And he still had to stop and get fuel too lol
@@SilentGamer-jt8dl Don’t watch the video of your annoyed.
He’s still having to stop to wait for his generator to charge the car…that being said, cool that you were able to tie in to the HV system.
Next time your at cedar point hit me up I have several airbnbs in the area. And would love to check out this rig.
cool stuff. what about putting those jets on the hood with the exhaust going over the car, maybe you can then actually use the jets in traffic haha ;) cool stuff, waiting for the next vid.
Congratulations! You achieved the same MPG as my Z71 4x4!
Do you know how many gallons of gas was burned during this road trip?
The stats are at the end of the video.
@@202vaughn I saw those stats but I am looking for the total gallons of gas used for the entire trip. Its not a calculation but a fact that could be given like from a gas station receipt.
Yeah but your Chevy is still burning more gas by 1800 miles.
@@BlueOvals24 If he was running that engine non stop as he said he was, MPG is still MPG. Where the hell do you come to this conclusion?
I would love to see a version with a bigger generator that could actually charge while driving.
Tesla efficiency shows up in that you can go so far with a 400 cc engine.
I think this one is in the land of never never land and the land of make believe... at least for now. Clickbait if you look carefully. There's no real generator to be shown.
@@jafinch78 lmao what? Are you trying to say the engine he installed isn't charging the battery?
@@randybobandy9828 Yes sir. Where's the actual generator? I don't even see the drive shaft coming out of the crankcase in any shots... let alone a pulley, sprocket or gear being present on that driveshaft. I don't there's a gear box with some sort of voodoo reduction coming out the bottom coupled to a generator. bs... though might be inspirational if not clickbait to generate ad revenue.
@@randybobandy9828 Not saying can't be done... since short runs of even 6.5HP engines have been made to output 50HP+... though aren't cheap and aren't common in the World. Either way... you still need a generator (technically alternator to make AC... though for some reason the term generator is used interchangeably mainstream where technically a generator outputs DC).
I was behind you in Macon Ga around the middle of Nov ‘23. Took a picture because I knew no one would believe me.
Can you please show the wiring? Would be very interesting how you did that!
i wonder if a diesel motor would get you more power and what about a quieter exhaust? not gonna lie id would love to see it with a small diesel motor and stack exhausts similar to a semi truck lol
Thanks, I've been working very hard on it for the last few months, almost done
you could always run a long ass pipe under the car as a muffler
Thank you for including the thermal efficiency of the engine. The moment i saw that blue flame coming out of the exhaust i lnew it wasn't going to be good. An Atkinson cycle engine could help with that, but i suspect no one makes one in the size you'd need.
Mazda was thinking about resurrecting the rotatory paired with a generator to make a range extended EV. I forget whatbthe name was gonna be. Unfortunately the plan was only to sell it in California.
I would love to see a V2 of this, With a bigger and more silent generator cleaner integrated into the car.
Can you provide more information about how the electrical part connects to the Tesla power electronics? How are you able to drive + charge at the same time?
That info would have been very helpful.
Same way you plug in your phone and use it with the charge
@@orangecookie3132 I don't think you can drive EVs with the charging port plugged in, so there must have been some other tricks to get it to work.
I love the concept and your modding skills were very impressive, but I would have liked to have seen a quieter and more powerful generator. I think you probably wished the same thing. Fun video, though.
I think a diesel generator like for a mobile home would have been perfect for this, enough torque to load it down and really make some electricity
The power output was okay, maybe 15 or 20 kw and not 10 kw but it works like this. A quieter generator with higher efficiency and maybe a heatexchanger for the cold days could be a perfect fit
pretty cool channel. thats a interesting idea and thanks for trying it for us to show it actually doesn't work very well.😄
Incorporate some solar paneling on the trunk,roof,and hood , that may just give you enough to keep it going, and maybe a diesel engine might be more efficient? Great project and i would consider it a success as you did complete what you set out to do.
Your projects are great.
I have some expensive TEG cells you can put on that hot exhaust to get like .01% more power out of it, and I can probably come up with some other useless suggestions if you give me some more time. Love that you took the time to build this!
Ahh man, I already moved on to version 2, I started building version 2 almost 2 months ago and I waited until I was almost done to post this video so I can have them back to back. So I did away with that heat monster
Wow this is so impressive I’d love to know how much you spent in gas during the whole trip granted you did say you were leaking almost halfway but goddamn that generator is a beast it would be cool to get a big enough power plant in the back that you could use during the night or during stops that could fully charge the batteries in under a hour I think that would be pretty gnarly
Assuming perfect efficiency from engine shaft to the battery you'd need about 114 horsepower to charge in under an hour. Most full-sized car engines can't sustain that much power.
Much more than you'd use just driving regular gasoline powered car LOL
That would be expensive as shit and surely there's an upper limit on how fast you can charge a battery without turning it into an explosive, those lithium batteries can blow big. I love the acceleration of electric motors obviously but there's not really that many use cases where electric cars are preferable over their gas counterparts... Without even getting into price
You don't realy get the point of this. He drove without charging but that's not the smart thing about it. The real smart part is, that he can use a weak gaspowerd generator to drive a high performance car. He get's all benefits of the electric car and on top the range of an gasoline car. This was an extrem test. On a real trip he could just charge it normaly from time to time
@@hackfleischking5162 He didn't want to stop to charge but damn - how many times did he have to pull over to get gas or wait hours for the battery to charge up.
You gave me a great 💡 idea thanks 👍👍
Is this Gaspar from Xicoy ?
dude this is AMAZZZIIINNNGGG what u did to the Tesla. i know it still need to be better but damn, to rig up a pricey Tesla all for the love of building some crazy sht is awesome bro..
The whole video I'm like, "He's going to all the places right around me. Neat." Then you're like, stopped in Grand Rapids. Fun. Literally a 10 min drive.
Was going to say the same, nice to see him in my town of GR!!
Still don't understand why you wouldn't run a real muffler... would've been way cooler if you put a cover on it and made it super quiet.
Because it wasn't going to make enough power
@@WarpedPerception doubt it. A glass pack would've damn near silenced it and is a straight through design.
This guy is an excellent engineer has great credentials and didn't use his skills to make the generator quieter...wtf it's hard to watch...I get the pipe looks good but the way it was portrayed it's not feesable worrying about the noise...I want to see an update with a new silencer
Honestly I'm more looking forward to seeing Nicks jet engine pontoon than the next iteration of this lawnmower sounding monstrosity hahaha.
I came here from the Donut video collab you did, but I also remembered I saw an article about this from one of those car publications a few weeks ago. They were just complaining about it and hating on it the whole time so I knew it had to be good 😂 some people need to get over themselves or just take a break lol
EXCELLENT 👍🏼 Can't wait to see the bigger generator 😎
This is BRILLIANT!! I can't wait for entire parking lots and driveways full of these!! -_-
It's so pretty cool man ❤ i love your all videos. I see from someone else maded a solarpanel charger on the trailer for a tesla. I'm should be so curious how you do it.
I wish you showed more of how this actually worked! Would love to see how you can charge while the car is moving and where you tied into the system to except the input of power. Normally, a Tesla will not move or drive while it is charging. Any chance you could share more about all of that?? :D
The only part I wanted to know, he didn't cover! 😭😭
I would say it's fake!
...accept...
@@gesenhausen2922 yes, just 'accept' it, except unless that's not what you meant :-P
Short out gps antenna.....it can't deny you after that.
This should make people appreciate the Outlander PHEV 2023 more. It's basically the same thing, but well refined, and the generator can always keep up with demand.
Not outlander phev.. Audi A3 e-tfsi, Peugeot 3008, Honda clarity and other phev 'cars'
Nah, a Chevrolet volt / Opel Ampera is a range extended electric car, it has a big battery and a generator for when it's needed, but can be plugged in. And is 10 years old
@@thekiller2995 yeah but it's not a thousand horsepower all wheel drive, and it sure doesn't have self driving.
@@WarpedPerception and sure does not cost the same, and it does not have all that noise.
@@thekiller2995: Yup, and GM axed it in favor of the Bolt. What a fiasco.
Matt, are you willing to share how and where you connected the engine to complete the charging circuit while driving? -Josh
You just created a hybrid! That generator is pulling hard. You need a larger motor. That is a loud generator. Very cool. I love it. Find a better motor and exhaust, and do an update.
Awesome I had this same question in my head but had a battery switch and another battery involved to charge and switch while driving as to not overload the circuitry. What about adding aor scoops with wi d generators to assist in charging at higher speeds through inverters. Good job bud
Oh man that engine noise made me smile the whole way through :D
"What's that racket!?"
"SCIENCE!"
I like this. I would be inclined to do it with a diesel; possibly be more efficient and perhaps quieter as could operate at lower revs
I suggest a MPPT Solar Inverter Charger IP6048 Hybrid and a flexible solar panel on the roof. There are ways to make it work and no gasoline needed. I run my motor coach in a 48v setup, and I feed it with another 12v inverter and a battery to provide the 100 watts it needs to continuously power the IP6048. I left a million details out in summary, however, it is entirely possible.
The IP6048 unit is IP67 rated, so, weather is not an issue. The higher the wattage, the smaller the wire gauge. Good luck and that metal work you did was awesome.
To clarify my Project: I want a 1000hp AWD EV that I can drive on the street everyday but also have triple the range of a gas car, this is what my project's about. Some are assuming that I don't like Tesla or Ev's or that I'm trying to pollute, I have way better things to do with my time than that. That is the future and I will do my part in making it happen one day. Welcome to the way I see things Thanks, Matt
Lol did you tell anybody that this thing used to have jet engines on it and that's why it has a gas tank?
Its awesome man, just put a better muffler on lol
Chevy Volt will give you one ninth of that peak horsepower but 2 times the MPG.
I think you were successful in creating a 1000hp Awd Ev if you call it that but your 1000hp ev as a 1000hp range measured in meters not kilometers At that power level (skeptical as hell). Even with the massively polluting firebomb you used to waste gasoline. The way I see things is your modification is a danger to all those who share the road with you. From the loss of rear vision to the potential loss of control from you poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide. Add the fire danger from Improper fuel handling vapor recovery and Incorrect filler safety systems this is a rolling time bomb. As you almost found out with your fuel leak. Off road power systems are not engineered to adhere to on road safety requirements.
Mini gas turbine time.
Wow I’m always so impressed with your skills, creativity and craftsmanship! 💯😮
Nice work. I really love your energy and motivation and all of your fun projects. Please keep it up.
Dude, I love the idea. Car makers really should think about it. Not only range extender. We should be able to leave range extender engine keep running all night long.
Hi sir this is very cool I have thought of this before I have an idle to do about the same thing but my way would be no noise.
You could just stop for charging but less often / for less time, and run your generator the rest of the time. You would still likely stop for bathroom / food / stretch breaks anyway, so there is no point in avoiding it (other than for the cool story). Sick build though.
On the next build, use an APU from an airliner, but you are going to need a bigger fuel cell.
amazing. really genius. i love it. just quiet the exhaust, and its good to go
cool video cant wait to see it run with a larger generator
This really shows some initiative! Wow! I'm very glad you made this video. Your experiment now poses the question: Exactly how much power is required to reach self-sustainability & Inexhautibility? Sure this is crude intermediary tech, but it's on the right path, absolutely. Now, battery redundancy may still be required for mass storage while efficiency issues are worked out. Some day range anxiety will be a thing of the past. And we will finally arrive in the future we've been promised, while being held captive in obsolescence. Keep up the good work & Best wishes on your journey...
Kubota makes a perfect engine for this. Either a 2 or 3 cylinder. With more torque and thermal efficiency, going this route would return you better results (as well as being even more hilarious). This is coming from a person who has a degree in On-Site Diesel Technology and Power Generation. I work on generators and have seen every problem imaginable. I love your videos and seeing this one hit me personally. Thank you so much for showing us this experience, please follow through with what you are doing. 🙂
Thanks however, I actually started building version 2 almost two months ago, but I waited until I was almost done with version 2 to post the video for version 1, this one. You have a lot of experience, so you know what works and what doesn't 🙂. Your going to like the next one for sure
WHat could be the efficiency in a best case scenario?
@@OersJ a well-chosen engine could use roughly half as much fuel for the same energy produced.
@@brianb-p6586 so ~30% efficiency roughly?
@@OersJ yes - the best car engines manage 41%, not accounting for generator losses (5% or so).
Incredible! 😮
Yooo this is really dope.. and I'm pretty sure he only spent less than $100 on that built in gasoline engine to charge the Tesla lol